title: Tooth type as indicator of exposure to lead of adults and children.
abstract: One hundred and forty-two teeth of children and adults were analysed for lead content by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results showed that, for children, tooth age is an important factor that has to be taken into consideration when lead levels are evaluated. In adults tooth type may be ignored, as it is not a major factor affecting lead accumulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bercovitz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laufer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003804:Dentin / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000737:chemistry; D014070:Tooth / Q000737:chemistry*; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007854:Lead